Full Time Camp Counselor (Former Employee), London, ON – March 12, 2015

Pros: relationships and experiences throughout the job

Cons: stressful work environment at times

A typical day working with the City of London would include facilitating and participating in games and activities with children at the camp organized by age groups. Working at the City of London, you must learn and use strategies to compromise, understand and communicate well with children and co-workers of all ages. Management took place with a direct supervisor for every day camp site, and a higher up supervisor for the two sections of the city (east and west). The hardest part of the job would have been dealing with tough situations with the children, whether it be a home issue that has been identified or a behavioral problem that needs to be addressed immediately. The most enjoyable part of the job would be working with co-workers and the kids all summer, getting to know them all well and having a great time.

On a typical day of work I would log in samples of wastewater samples from various stages in the treatment process. I would then perform analysis for suspended solids, total solids, volatile solids, pH and alkalinity on the days samples. The lab was very well managed and had a great work environment. While I mostly worked alone there were always other co-workers there to assist me if I needed help with something. I was also able to assist them with their workloads performing other types of analysis. The most difficult part of the job was time management. It took a lot of experience to figure out the timing of the different analysis and determine the order to do them in so as to maximize the time. The most enjoyable part of the job was working in the atmosphere in the lab. It was always a friendly atmosphere but it was professional at the same time.

Thought this would be a great learning experience, more frustrating and drained my self-esteem

Dietary Aide (Former Employee), Dearness – November 20, 2013

Pros: friendly and helpful coworkers

Cons: did not feel welcome, didn't feel appreciated.

-Poor management of Kitchen/Dietary positions, lack of communication between management.-Too many different departments in charge of different areas and no communication.-Overall staff is incredibly helpful and friendly, however senior staff members only familiar with their positions, unreliable to ask questions that are out of their every routine.-Asking someone "how are you doing" at the beginning of a shift is NOT a clear way of asking how they are doing pertaining to the job.-More than once scheduled for shifts NOT trained on, then criticized when tasks were done incorrectly/wrong.-Heard positive reviews from co-workers members, yet negative reviews from management.

- teaching swimming lessons, and aqua fit- lifeguarding during recreational swims- constantly scanning the pool while moving around area-performing rescues and first aid when needed- speaking with patrons and parents of swimmers in lessons-writing report cards and examining swimmer's abilities- giving constant feedback on how swimmers could improve-keeping up with training, skills check-lists, and fitness

Working with a team of people from City Hall was a wonderful experience. We worked together finish everything that was set on our desk that day plus start other projects for the next day. Everyone is ready an willing to assits your development in any way they can.